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---------------------------------------------------------------------- (51) Tue 5 Jan 93 3:51a By: Arlette Lefebvre To: All Re: "lite" junk food ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "LITE" JUNK FOOD...HOW HEALTHY IS IT REALLY? _________________________________________________ FROM: October Issue of Wellness Today (a supplement to Health and Healing) FOOD CALORIES FAT (G) % CALORIES FROM FAT McDONALD'S McLean Deluxe Sandwich 320 10 28.13% Filet-O-Fish 370 18 43.78% McLean Deluxe + small fries 540 22 36.67% --------------------------------------------------------------------- BURGER KING Weight Watchers Fettucini Broiled Chicken 298 11 33.23% Fried Chicken sandwich 685 40 52.56% --------------------------------------------------------------------- WENDY'S Chicken Sandwich 450 20 40.0% Baked Potato with Broccoli and Cheese 550 24 39.28% Taco Salad 530 23 39.28% --------------------------------------------------------------------- KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN Skinfree Crispy Breast 293 17 52.22% Chicken Sandwich 482 27 50.41% --------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Health and Healing Phillips Publishing, Inc. 7811 Montrose, Potomac, MD 20854. Arlette Lefebvre * Why go second class when 1st class is only $25? * QNet3 * ADAnet: Ability OnLine - Toronto Canada - 416/650-5411 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (57) Tue 5 Jan 93 2:39p By: Gordon Gillesby To: Ann Stalnaker Re: DISABILITY FILM RESOURCES ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GG> DISABILITY ISSUES ON FILM (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis) -- You can now explain the implications of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by using up- to-date film and video resources carefully selected by media The entire film listing and/or specialized video listings are available along with personalized program planning assistance upon request. Please call or write if you have any questions. Kay Cooper University Film and Video Continuing Education and Extension Suite 108 1313 Fifth Street SE Minneapolis, MN 55414-1524 612/627-4270 (general information) 612/627-4274 (film reference service) 612/627-4280 (fax) 800/542-0013 (MN only) 800/847-8251 (Out-of-State) AS> Gordon, I noticed there was no mention of these films being closed captioned nor is there a listed TDD phone number. Looks like the hearing impaired folks have been left out of this one... That may be a bit hasty, Ann. While I cannot speak for these people (I'm simply a messenger here), I think it may be more of an oversight than an active attitude of neglect. In the first place, MN has a relay service which is (within the state) quite well known. It may be an assumption on the part of the University (a not-particularly-very-enlightened group when it comes to dealing with people with disabilities) that the hearing-impaired will simply use the relay service and forgot to mention that fact. Or perhaps they did mention it inside the catalog and I missed it. Regardless, if you're interested the MN Relay Service number is 800-657-3529. I have no idea if it accessible from out of state (although, it should be). In the second place, a brief peruse through the sample listing that crossed my desk indicates an extraordinarily wide variety of films on disability topics -- quite a few of which were dealing with aspects of hearing impairment and/or deafness, if you prefer. I cannot atest to the quality of these films, only for the titles that I saw. Finally, as I advocate for equal access for all people with disabilities, might I suggest that you 1) write a letter expressing your dissatisfaction with the lack of a TDD and/or 2) call the Disability Rights Alliance and request their assistance in getting the message across (612/645/8922 voice/TDD). I'm sure they'll be more than happy to help. I hope this clarifies things a touch. - glg - cc: Jackie Alfonso * To boldy dial where no modem has dialed before * Origin: DRAGnet - Disability Resources - (612) 753-1942 (1:282/1007) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (81) Fri 8 Jan 93 2:01p By: Gordon Gillesby To: All Re: NEWSLETTER (FUTURITY) ONL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The following online newsletter has been received at DRAGnet. (612/753-1577; 1:282/1007; 94:6120/1) It may be read online, downloaded from file area #2 or by file request (FREQ) using the filename: PCDD9212.ZIP The table of contents has been displayed below to give you some idea of the newsletter's contents. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Minnesota Governor's Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities FUTURITY Newsletter Edited for electronic publishing by G. L. Gillesby December 1992 - - - - - December Issue Contents Rosemary Dybwad, Champion of Self-Advocacy, Dies United Nations Sets World Agenda on Disability Issues HIV/AIDS and Sexuality Workshops Scheduled Proposals Requested On Transition Volunteer Opportunities St. Cloud Bicycle Helmet Safety Project Receives Governor's Award Resources Publications Lending Library - - - - - The electronic version of the Futurity Newsletter is produced from materials provided by the Governor's Planning Council on Develomental Disabilities as a special 501c3 project of the Disability Rights Alliance. Futurity is Available on Audio Cassette -- please tell your friends and associates who do not read print that they can request this monthly newsletter in audio cassette format. Call: 612/296-4018 (voice); 612/296-9962 (TDD). For more information or to submit material for future Futurity publication, contact: Roger Strand Governor's Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities Minnesota Department of Administration 300 Centennial Building 658 Cedar Street St. Paul, MN 55155 612/296-9963 * I think, therefore I am... I think. * Origin: DRAGnet - Disability Resources - (612) 753-1942 (1:282/1007) - --------------------------------------------------------------------- (87) Fri 8 Jan 93 2:29p By: Gordon Gillesby To: All Re: GUIDE TO FACILITATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (*) (*) (*) Publications (*) (*) (*) Connecting Students: A Guide to Thoughtful Friendship Facilitation for Educators and Families, C.B. Schaffner, B.E. Buswell, PEAK Parent Center, Colorado Springs, 1992. This is a guide for people working to build classrooms and schools which ensure caring, acceptance, and belonging for all students. "Facilitation" occurs when people accept responsibility to ensure that students are connected to peers and have encouragement, opportunities, and assistance to develop all sorts of relationships--including close, deep friendships. Facilitation is unobtrusive, taps the expertise of others, and allows students to choose who they want as friends. Facilitators help the process along when needed and get out of the way as friendships develop. Content includes: why facilitation is necessary; what facilitation is and is not; who facilitates; taking deliberate steps; and activities. Price: $9.50, payable to PEAK Parent Center, 6055 Lehman Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80918. 719/531-9400. Also available on loan through Lending Library... * Friends come and go, but enemies accumulate. * Origin: DRAGnet - Disability Resources - (612) 753-1942 (1:282/1007) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (88) Fri 8 Jan 93 2:33p By: Gordon Gillesby To: All Re: RESOURCES - AGING ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The National Council on Aging has recently published a series of brochures which offer information to caregivers in the following areas: assistive devices; managing medications; taking care of yourself; how to find home help; managing incontinence; and respite care. Contact: National Council on Aging, Inc., Department 5087, Washington, DC 20024. 202/479-1200. * An Elephant: A mouse Built to Government Standards. * Origin: DRAGnet - Disability Resources - (612) 753-1942 (1:282/1007) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (90) Fri 8 Jan 93 2:43p By: Gordon Gillesby To: All Re: RESOURCES - MOTHERS NEEDI ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Homegrown: The Harvest Will Last A Lifetime, O'Berry Center, Goldsboro, North Carolina, 1992. This training manual is intended to help mothers with a variety of cognitive limitations learn to provide their children with loving, safe, and healthy care. The guide is intended for home visitors, volunteers and professionals, as they help people acquire effective parenting skills. Content includes: getting started; preparing for your first visit; building a friendship; and understanding child development and caring for young children. Price: $39.95, plus postage. Contact: O'Berry Center Foundation, P.O. Box 1157, Goldsboro, NC 27533-1157. 919/731-3532. Note: This item is available for loan through the Lending Library... * The dog ate my .REP packet. * Origin: DRAGnet - Disability Resources - (612) 753-1942 (1:282/1007) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (91) Fri 8 Jan 93 2:49p By: Gordon Gillesby To: All Re: RESOURCES ---------------------------------------------------------------------- =- Resources -= The National Clearinghouse on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, located at Portland State University, Portland Oregon, is designed to serve families of children with serious emotional disorders as well as professionals, policy makers, and other interested persons. The Clearinghouse includes a national toll-free telephone service, a computerized data bank, a series of fact sheets on issues pertaining to children who have emotional disabilities and their families, a state-by- state resource file, and the addition of a family resource coordinator to the Center's staff. Hours of operation are from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Pacific time. Contact: The National Clearinghouse on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, 1912 Southwest 6th Avenue, Suite 120, Portland, Oregon 97201-5298. 1/800/628-1696, or 503/725-4040. * Just another dull moment in TAGLINES.MR. * Origin: DRAGnet - Disability Resources - (612) 753-1942 (1:282/1007) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (96) Sun 10 Jan 93 3:39a By: Arlette Lefebvre To: All Re: Cpp disability benefits ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CANADA PENSION PLAN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS (As revised June 26, 1992, Health and Welfare Canada) ______________________________________________________________ From: The Rehabilitation Digest/December 1992 By: Health and Welfare Canada. The Canada Pension Plan was established in 1965; it is best known as a retirement plan to which nearly every working canadian makes contibutions. Less well known is its disability benefits component, which provides financial protection for individuals and their families in the event of a disability. To be eligible for a Canada Pension Plan disability pension, a person must: * be between the ages of 18 and 66; * have contributed to the Canada pension Plan for a minimum qualifying period; * be disabled, as defined by the Canada Pension Plan legislation; * have become disabled before, or within six months after, the effective date of his or her early retirement pension (when the person is already receiving a Canada Pension Plan retirement benefit and becomes disabled between 60 and 65 years of age); * and apply in writing. The Canada Pension Plan was amended June 26 1992, with the intention of assisting those persons who may be denied a CPP disability benefit because they were unable to meet the minimum contributory requirements as a result of a late application. DEFINITION OF DISABILITY: According to the CPP legislation, a person is eligible for disability benefits "only if he is determined in prescribed manner to have a SEVERE and PROLONGED mental and/or physical disability." The term "prolonged" means that the individual's severe disability is expected to continue for an indefinite time after the time of application, and that its duration cannot be predicted with reasonable certainty OR is likely to result in death. CPP interprets a "severe disability" as one that incapacitates to such an extent that a person is "incapable regularly of pursuing any substantially gainful occupation." DISABILITY = any restriction or lack of ability, resulting from the disabling medical condition, to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being. INCAPABLE = unable or unfit to pursue any subtantially gainful occupation as a result of the disability. CPP DISABILITY BENEFITS ARE NOT NECESSARILY PERMANENT. --------------------------------------------------------------------- For a detailed report of the 1991 Health and Activity Limitations Survey, contact your Staistics Canada Regional Reference Centre or the toll-free national order line: 1-800-267-6677. Au revoir, I hope...? Arlette. * On a clear disk, you can seek forever... * * ADAnet: Ability OnLine - Toronto Canada - 416/650-5411 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (60) Mon 11 Jan 93 9:23p By: Earl Appleby To: All Re: Human Life Review St: Local ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ABLEnews Resource Human Life Review As the following self-description from its inaugural issue indicates, this quarterly's purview is considerably broader than that of ABLEnews. Since it often addresses topics pertaining to disability issues, however, I thought I'd advise you of its availability (in file form) and provide a very limited example of articles that may be of interest. The Human Life Review is published by the Human Life Foundation, Inc. "Its purpose is to inform those already interested in and concerned about the meaning of life, and death. If in so doing we also perform a more general educational service--interesting those freshly arrived at such questions--we will of course be delighted (and to this end we mean to publish as much source and explanatory material as possible.)" CURE has completed directories for the first four years. They are available as HLR75.ARJ through HLR78.ARJ from 1:262/4 and wherever ABLEnews files are found. Human Life Review Directory 1975 I:4 Fall 1975 The Right to Live (C. Everett Koop, MD) (65) My life has been spent with children who are less than what one would consider totally normal and I have considered it to be a privilege to be involved with extending life to these youngsters. In the thousands of such circumstances that I have participated in I have never had a parent ask me why I tried so hard to save the life of their defective child. Now that I am seeing children that I operated on years ago bring }e their children for care, I have never had an old patient ask me why I worked so hard to save his or her life. 1976 II:2 Spring 1976 Some Non-Religious Views Against Proposed "Mercy Killing" Legislation (Part I) (Prof. Yale Kasimar) (71) Williams strongly suggests that "euthanasia can be condemned only according to a religious opinion." He tends to view the opposing camps as Roman Catholics versus Liberals. Although this has a certain initial appeal to me, a non-Catholic and a self-styled liberal, I deny this is the only way the battle lines can, or should, be drawn. I leave the religious arguments to the theologians. I share the view that "those who hold the faith may follow its precepts without requiring those who do not hold it to act as if they did." But I do find substantial utilitarian obstacles on the high road to euthanasia. 1977 III:3 Summer 1977 Society by the People (Governor Edmund Brown) (4) There are more older people living longer, needing more care. There are more younger people who need attention, need skills, need value in the structure. We have the mentally ill, we have all sorts of people who need others. That is what society is all about....When I went back to Williams, California, where my great-grandparents came from in the 1850's, I walked into a nursing home. It was a very nice place,...but I thought to myself, here's a place where we put the elderly....It costs $600 to $700 per month for strangers to take care of people who not too many years before would have been upstairs in the bedroom, or in a rocking chair sitting in the living room. It would have been a part of the normal life. But in order to expand the productivity, the freedom, the mobility, and the prosperity, we've segregated and specialized so we have nursing homes for the old, child care for the young, mental hospitals for those who act in a strange way, or a little different from the rest of us...We're institutionalizing everybody. 1978 IV:2 Spring 1978 Triage in Cold Blood (Louis Del Guercio, MD) (76) Before Hippocrates, the hapless patient could never be certain when he hired a doctor for some white magic that one of his enemies had not paid to dispatch him with black magic. Patients were vulnerable, and if physicians were allowed to make choices between the power to cure and the power to kill, being mortal, they could be corrupted. Reverence for, and confidence in the physician dates from that historic separation of the power to kill and the power to cure, stated clearly and precisely in the Hippocratic Oath. [The Human Life Review is published by the Human Life Foundation, Inc., 150 E. 35 St., New York, NY 10016.] ...For further information, contact CURE, 812 Stephen Street, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia 25411 (304-258-LIFE/258-5433). * Origin: ABLEnews...your resourceful friend. (1:262/4) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (118) Thu 14 Jan 93 12:23p Rcvd: Mon 18 Jan 2:01a By: Mike Adams To: Earl Appleby Re: Re: Human Life Review St: Rcvd ---------------------------------------------------------------------- EA> The Right to Live (C. Everett Koop, MD) (65) My life has been spent with children who are less than what one would consider totally normal and I have considered it to be a privilege to be involved with extending life to these youngsters. In the thousands of such circumstances that I have participated in I have never had a parent ask me why I tried so hard to save the life of their defective child. Now that I am seeing children that I operated on years ago bring me their children for care, I have never had an old patient ask me why I worked so hard to save his or her life. Earl, I've long been an admirer of Dr. Koop. He is a man with strong convictions who is not afraid to voice them. As Surgeon General, he was exactly what this country needed -- a man who could stand apart from the politics associated with his position and tell the truth as he saw it regardless of the consequences. I'm not surprised no one ever asked him the questions he voices here. His atitudes and beliefs were amply demonsrated by his actions. No one *needed* to ask. Years ago when I was the primary care giver for my mother, I received a phone call from one of her doctors, a woman who lived 150 miles away and saw us on average perhaps once every other month. I assumed she was calling to see how my mother was responding to her medication and such. She quickly interrupted me and said she wasn't calling about my mother. She was calling to see how *I* was. She knew it was not easy to provide the sort of care my mother required, and she wanted to make certain I was holding up under the strain. I never again had to wonder why she worked in the profession she was in. She was, in many ways, just like Dr. Koop. She cared, and she didn't mind showing that she cared. When I look at many of the physicians in my own community, I see people who have lost sight of caring for their patients. It is sad in many respects. * Origin: Majik Shoppe Point 1 (1:19/10.1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (155) Mon 25 Jan 93 4:36p By: Earl Appleby To: Mike Adams Re: Human Life Review St: Local ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike, I appreciate your sharing your thoughts regarding Dr. Koop and related matters. You ended your observations as follows: > I never again had to wonder why she worked in the > profession she was in. She was, in many ways, just > like Dr. Koop. She cared, and she didn't mind showing > that she cared. When I look at many of the physicians > in my own community, I see people who have lost sight > of caring for their patients. It is sad in many > respects. It certainly is. Your comment reminded me of an observation by one of CURE's advisors, Paul deParrie, in an article we hope to reprint in our quarterly. Life Matters. If you read the opening paragraphs (which follow), you'll see why: The dim hall light that filtered through my bedroom door barely illuminated the figures of my mother and father. Their comforting words went almost unnoticed through the searing pain that stabbed my ears like hot needles. As I tossed and turned, striving with all my four-year-old strength to escape the awful pain, Dr. Wilcox arrived. I first noticed him as he gently examined the scar-ridden battlefield of my inner ear, where yet another severe ear infection was threatening to destroy my sense of hearing. The murmur of his voice indicated the gravity of the situation to my parents. The doctor dimmed the pain with a swab of liquid analgesic in my ear. His strong hands began to bundle me up for the wee-hours trip to the clinic where the battle on my behalf could be engaged. He would not give in to "the inevitable." Dr. Wilcox was my physician he saw me as a *precious* life. It was years later. I was in my mid-thirties and had suffered a relatively minor heart attack. The doctor before me was no Dr. Wilcox. He was young--about my own age--and cooly efficient. I lay like a stringed puppet on my hospital bed, wires and tubes draped around and oddly connected to my body. I was on his turf. He raised his eyebrows slightly when I rejected his offer of by-pass surgery, then smothered his reaction with a bland look. "But," he said, "I wouldn't even have offered this if you were older, and were not otherwise in good condition." He had overplayed his hand, saying volumes more than he realized. Translated, his statement told me that if he had deemed me unworthy--my life without usefulness--he would not have given me the option of the life-saving treatment. The doctor was my social engineer. He saw me as *useful* life. The transformation of doctors from physicians to social engineers is more than sad. It's tragic. Yours for More Caring, Earl * Origin: CURE...Caring When Care Is Critical. (1:262/4) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (192) Thu 28 Jan 93 7:03a Rcvd: Mon 1 Feb 10:19a By: Mike Adams To: Earl Appleby Re: Social Engineers St: Rcvd ---------------------------------------------------------------------- EA> The transformation of doctors from physicians to social engineers is more than sad. It's tragic. It's even worse than that, Earl. Many physicians have evolved into corporations and businesses whose only concern is profit. I've seen the ill turned away because of past-due bills (even extremely small ones - less than $20). We are living in an age in which health care has taken a new oath of allegiance. * Origin: Majik Shoppe Point 1 (1:19/10.1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (115) Wed 13 Jan 93 1:12p By: Gordon L. Gillesby To: All Re: new book on advocacy ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Realistic Survival Guide Published Over a year ago, a group of disability rights activists met in a Seattle conference room for lunch and after months of work it seemed as if a book on self-advocacy was finally on its way. However, what could be said that had not been said before? "What B.S.!" said one man loudly and clearly, using his communication device. "What are we going to tell everyone? That the minute they speak up they'll move into the community, get a girlfriend and everything will be all right? That they'll have enough money? That no one will discriminate against them? That their case manager will automatically respect their opinion? Let's get real for once!" The result is a publication that is straight-shooting, myth bashing, tell-it-like-it-is real life called: No More B.S.: A Realistic Survival Guide for Disability Rights Activists. Price: $10.00, payable to People First of Washington, P.O. Box 648 Clarkston, Washington 99403. * Could IBM stand for "Inferior But Marketable??!!?" * Origin: DRAGnet - Disability Resources - (612) 753-1942 (1:282/1007) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (116) Wed 13 Jan 93 1:38p By: Gordon L. Gillesby To: All Re: resources ---------------------------------------------------------------------- =- Resources -= The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) is a national information and referral clearinghouse available to anyone. NICHCY is a project of Interstate Research Associates, Inc., and is supported through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS). Services include: 1) personal responses to questions; 2) referrals to other organizations; 3) prepared information packets; and 4) technical assistance to family and professional groups. Free publications include: News Digest, a single issue newsletter which researches current topics regarding disabilities; and Transition Summary, which explores issues regarding the transition from school to adult life. Contact: NICHCY, P.O. Box 1492, Washington, D.C. 20013- 1492. 1/800/999-5599 toll-free, or 703/893-8614 TDD. * Uh oh. Your zip file is open! * Origin: DRAGnet - Disability Resources - (612) 753-1942 (1:282/1007) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (119) Thu 14 Jan 93 10:11a By: George Sharpe To: Bill Scarborough Re: Re: Disability Rag ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill, Thanks for uploading the Disability Rag files locally to the RiverCity. I have them set up for automatic file request. My front end is Binkley 2.56. If people do a file request with the name RAG , they will receive the last version of the file you uploaded here. If they use the name RAGS , then they will get all the files in the Disability Rag section. The files are Zipped. These are the current ` magic ' filenames I have set up for the disability Rag.. Hope this will help with access to these. # Origin: RiverCity MailBox ABLENews 512-327-5376 (94:5121/2.0) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (120) Fri 15 Jan 93 3:47a By: Arlette Lefebvre To: All Re: Car rentals at pearson's ---------------------------------------------------------------------- HAND-CONTROLLED RENTAL CAR AT TORONTO'S PEARSON AIRPORT NOW! _________________________________________________________________ For visitors to Toronto, rental cars with hand-controls are now available at Pearson International Airport from the following companies; THRIFTY: Airport: (416) 773-9308 Out-of-town-reservations: 1-800-FOR CARS (367-2277) HERTZ: Airport: (416) 676-3241 Out-of-town-reservations: 1-800-263-0600 AVIS: Airport: (416) 676-3844 Out-of-town-reservations: 1-800-879-2847 TILDEN: Airport Terminal #1: (416) 676-2647 Airport Terminal #2: (416) 676-2648 Airport Terminal #3: (416) 676-4000 Out-of-town reservations: 1-800-CAR RENT SOURCE: In The Stream, Fall/Winter 1992, p. 43. Au revoir, I hope...? Arlette. * How you look depends on where you go. * ADAnet: Ability OnLine - Toronto Canada - 416/650-5411 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (124) Fri 15 Jan 93 7:29a By: Gordon Gillesby To: All Re: New Futurity Online ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The following online newsletter has been received at DRAGnet. (612/753-1943; 1:282/1007; 94:6120/1) It may be read online, downloaded from file area #2 or by file request (FREQ) using the filename: PCDD9301.ZIP The table of contents has been displayed below to give you some idea of the newsletter's contents. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Minnesota Governor's Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities FUTURITY Newsletter Edited for electronic publishing by G. L. Gillesby January 1993 - - - - - January Issue Contents Never Say Never -- New Jersey's "Johnstone" Closes by Marc Mercer Results of a National Study: Families Do Make a Difference! United Nations Sets World Agenda on Disabilities Part Two in a Monthly Series "Disability Rights Alliance" -- A New Name with Renewed Enthusiasm McGill University Eighth Summer Institute Become A Specialist in Supported Employment Thanks for Speaking Out, Minnesotans! Zero in Minnesota Realistic Survival Guide Published Nominations Requested on Exemplary Programs and Practices Resources Publications Lending Library - - - - - The electronic version of the Futurity Newsletter is produced from materials provided by the Governor's Planning Council on Develomental Disabilities as a special 501c3 project of the Disability Rights Alliance. Futurity is Available on Audio Cassette -- please tell your friends and associates who do not read print that they can request this monthly newsletter in audio cassette format. Call: 612/296-4018 (voice); 612/296-9962 (TDD). For more information or to submit material for future Futurity publication, contact: Roger Strand Governor's Planning Council on Develomental Disabilities Minnesota Department of Administration 300 Centennial Building 658 Cedar Street St. Paul, MN 55155 612/296-9963 * Bit Decay!? You say you have Bi+ DEcay? * Origin: DRAGnet - Disability Resources - (612) 753-1942 (1:282/1007) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (139) Sat 23 Jan 93 5:34p By: Earl Appleby To: All Re: Symptoms of Depression St: Local ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ABLEnews Resource Symptoms of Depression The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services cites the following signs of depression in its brochure, "Depressive Disorders: Treatments Bring New Hope.": Persistent sad, anxious, or "empty" mood. Feelings of hopelessness, pessimism. Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, helplessness. Marked loss of interest or pleasure in ordinary activities. Sleep disturbances. Eating disturbances. Decreased energy, fatigue, being "slowed down." Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide, suicide attempts. Restlessness, irritability. Difficulty in concentrating, remembering, making everyday decisions. According to the pamphlet: "Anyone who experiences four or more of the above symptoms for more than two weeks, or whose usual functioning has become impaired by such symptoms, has a depressive order that should be treated." CURE Comment: CURE's motto is "Where there is life, there is hope." One of our advisors often reminds us that the reverse is equally true, i.e., where there's hope, there's life. The deliberate promotion of cultural pessimism and feelings of worthlessness on the part of persons with disability or others contributes to depression and its tragic consequences including suicide. ...For further information, contact CURE, 812 Stephen Street, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia 25411 (304-258-LIFE/258-5433). * Origin: ABLENews...you can use. (1:262/4) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (183) Thu 28 Jan 93 2:39p By: Earl Appleby To: All Re: Colitis St: Local ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ABLEnews PSA Ulcerative Colitis Can Strike Any Family We're all equally at risk. Young and old. Rich and poor. Black and white. Democrat or Republican. Ulcerative colitis and Chrohn's disease don't discriminate. These two dangerous and misunderstood diseases now affect about two million Americans from every walk of life. The Bush family knows this only too well. In 1986, ulcerative colitis nearly claimed the life of the youngest Bush son, Marvin. Only surgery to remove his entire large instestine saved him. Until we find a cure, countless others will endure the agony and humiliation of these devastating diseases. The hope is education and research. Marvin Bush and the Bush family urge you to learn more about how the Chrohn's and Colitis Foundation of America is helping victims and their families. Together we can make a difference. Because the only thing shameful about these diseases is that there's still no cure. Chron's & Colitis Foundation of America 1-800-343-3637 * Origin: ABLEnews...Public Service Always. (1:262/4)